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Does anyone wish to rent their lake house this summer for the first week of July?  There is a family of 4 adults and 3 children who are interested in renting your home.  Interested in renting? ——please contact Vicki Woods at  woodsv54@gmail.com.

The Newport water regulation committee has decided to start the draw down the lake on Sept. 14th, 2015.

Hi All, The weather has finally turned and it’s beautiful out there. If you decide to go boating this month please use your Sebasticook Lake map. If you don’t have one, go to the town hall and buy one now. Buoys traditionally are placed into the lake just before Memorial Day. This year the State…

See the home page for a video of one lakes problem with illegally dumped goldfish. What Happens to those goldfish that you dump into the lake?

We all had a good time at our annual meeting.  Pres. Muffy Pare kept the meeting moving with charm and humor.  Everyone reported on their respective committees.  Dr. Spiess spoke on “Background to the Fish Weir: Native American Prehistory of Sebasticook Lake and the Kennebec Valley”.  He spoke well and we all were attentive and…

Tips to Prevent and Treat Swimmer’s Itch 1. Avoid Busy Beaches – Swimmer’s Itch is most common in highly populated beaches where ducks, especially the merganser duck, and snails are commonly found. Avoiding these swimming areas will decrease your chances of coming in contact with the parasite in the first place. Deeper water and moving…

Saturday’s Bicentennial Parade was postponed to July 5th at 4pm. I’ll see you there! By the way checkout the facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NewportBicentennial) for the bicentennial. We all had a great time at the kayak/canoe race even with the rain. There were 22 entrants; ages ranges ranged from 7 to 70 years old. Look like the…

Newport has an exciting week planned to celebrate the town’s 200 years.  Monday at 6pm at the Newport Cultural Center is the Opening Ceremony including the opening of a 100 year old time capsule, plus appetizers and refreshments served by the Newport Woman’s Club.  Also the Woman’s Club will have on display a commemorative woven…

Does anyone know of any camp rentals on Sebasticook for a week?  Joanne Elwell’s family has a wedding scheduled for August 15th and would like to rent one or more houses on the lake for a week to include the wedding date. If you do know of any houses on the lake available please contact…

Wednesday’s water testing with Dave Halliwell, DEP, aquatic biologist, Jack Carson, next lake monitor in training, and Debbie Ferrell, current lake monitor, went smoothly.  The weather was bright with little wind.  The secchi disk reading was 4.1 meters, though the range of barely visible disk was larger than usual.  This was also our second lab…